Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Wheatley
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Wheatley, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
- Gaps where slates or tiles have come loose
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
Pre-purchase roof survey in Wheatley: what you get
Tall, steep or hidden roofs are hard to judge from the street. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, plus a drone inspection where applicable, along with a same-day report. If airspace rules or the weather rule out a flight, we will say so and inspect from every other safe vantage point. If you are worried about damp timbers or stains in the loft and sagging ridge lines or uneven roof slopes, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Houses in smaller places like Wheatley can stand more in the open than those in a built-up town, which can mean more wind and rain on the roof. Ridges, verges and flashings are where that weather usually shows first. Whether you’re buying or signing off new work, those edges deserve a careful look. Wind lifts anything already loose, so a small fault on an exposed roof does not stay small for long.
Findings are set out part by part, from the coverings down to the gutters. It records what’s sound as well as what is not.
- Place
- Wheatley (OX33)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How it works
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement. All in, the survey usually takes roughly 1–2 hours at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. Being in a smaller place like Wheatley doesn’t change how the visit works: outside, inside and from any safe vantage point, in that order. Point out any stains, cracks or loose pieces you’ve spotted.
- Once your offer is accepted, you let us know the address and when you hope to exchange.
- Access to the house and the loft space is agreed beforehand.
- The visit begins outside, from ground level and any safe vantage points.
- Inside, we check the loft space and look at the roof from windows.
- You get a report with photos and recommendations before you exchange.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
Booking a survey
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Advice
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Ask for any paperwork for recent roof work
- Check we will be able to get into the loft space
- Ask when the roof was last worked on
- Arrange the survey as soon as your offer is agreed
With Standard, you get a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation. If anything in the report is not clear, ask us.
Chimneys and flashings need watching. Look for leaning pots, missing mortar and lifted lead. Binoculars from ground level are enough for a first look.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Questions from Wheatley
How do I find out if my home in Wheatley is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you cover Wheatley?
Yes, Wheatley is within the area we cover. We work right across London and South East England. Just call 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the property, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Is a roof survey worth having alongside a home survey?
It’s your choice, but the two do different jobs. A home survey looks at the whole property, while ours looks only at the roof, in more detail. Ours sits alongside a RICS survey rather than replacing it.
Is this the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof only, and it’s not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It works alongside a home survey.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Does someone need to be in?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in; we will agree the details when booking.
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Wheatley
Garsington Manor, about 2.5 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Wheatley. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years. Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
For an older house near a landmark like Church of St Mary, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Wheatley is about 4 miles east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whether the building in Wheatley is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof. Our area takes in places right across Oxfordshire.
Every address in OX33 is within our area for pre-purchase roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We offer pre-purchase roof surveys to properties on Church Road, High Street and Station Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Wheatley: Holton (1 mile north), Littleworth (1 mile west), Cuddesdon (2 miles south), Forest Hill (2 miles north-west) and Horspath (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (4 miles west), Didcot (11 miles south-west), Bicester (11 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles south-west), Thame (7 miles east) and Kidlington (8 miles north-west).
Around Wheatley
In Wheatley, that means homes and buildings near 19 pub and Wheatley Park School and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Slade Hospital (2.8 miles west) and Templars Square (3.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Shotover.
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Landlord and commercial surveys in Wheatley
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the roof, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we check:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- House, block, shop or office
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400, both inc. VAT. You will know the price for the job before booking.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical words. It’s enough to tell us:
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- The kind of building and roof involved
- What made you get in touch
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, so call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details.
How the survey changes by roof type
Clay and concrete tiles
Concrete interlocking tiles are common on post-war and newer homes. They wear slowly, but surfaces erode and edges crack, and low-pitched roofs need their laps to be right.
Gutters and parapets
Some older terraces have a butterfly roof with a central valley gutter. If yours does, we check that gutter and where it drains.